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Medical Mysteries of Music

Medical Mysteries of Music 

Apple has released the results of a hearing health study

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Hearing

A couple of years ago, Apple announced a new initiative called Research, an app that collected data about health collected

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Another study says that listening to metal is good for your health

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Metal

Stressed? Who isn’t these days? Maybe what you need is a little heavy metal. A new study by the Vera

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Looking for music to quell your anxiety? Don’t use techno.

February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Techno

COVID got you down? Lockdowns driving you crazy? Yeah, me, too. That’s where music comes in–but it has to be

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Music + Science + Shrooms = This!

January 16, 2021January 15, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Magic Mushrooms, Psybacilin

Musicians have known for decades/centuries/eons that certain psychoactive drugs can lead to bursts of creativity. But because of various taboos,

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Is this a way to get high without drugs? Introducing soundscaping.

January 4, 2021January 6, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Drugs, Psychedelic, Soundscaping

Even if you’ve never been tempted to try drugs, you’ve probably wondered what it feels like to get high. I

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You will never forget the music you loved as a 14-year-old. Here’s why.

January 3, 2021January 3, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments Nostalgia

There’s a special period in our lives during which we come of age musically. From about the time we enter

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Neuroscientists discover how music makes us want to dance.

January 2, 2021January 2, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dancing

Music and our brains have a complex and fascinating relationship that scientists are always investigating. This latest bit of neuroscience

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Stressed by the holidays and COVID? Then try this psych experience to calm your mind

December 26, 2020December 23, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Psychedelic

Senscapes is an art-and-science project that seeks to allow people to experience what it’s like to be in an altered

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Doctor’s checked this man’s pulse and heard music instead. Wait–what?

December 24, 2020December 22, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Artificial Hips, Radio

The 65-year-old man was in pain. He’d fallen doctors in the ER suspected a dislocated hip. As part of his

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This short film is a fascinating look at music and dementia

November 29, 2020November 29, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dementia

When he was 24, John Fudge had a serious head injury which led to early-onset dementia. While his mind is

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Stressed? Science says these are the 10 happiest songs of all time

November 11, 2020November 11, 2020 Alan Cross 4 Comments Dopamine, Neuroscience

This has been a hugely crappy year and the pandemic is going to make for a miserable winter. No wonder

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